Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 82 Projection Breaks the Boundary
There were large areas of burn marks on the surface of the Linxiao. Under the cracked outer shell, a silver and black internal bone frame was revealed, with metal cables like muscle fibers wrapped inside.

Hong Jian scanned it at close range and said, "Your body's mobility is severely damaged, energy is continuously leaking out, and the optical structure has been partially damaged. Do not send large data signals. Send a code requesting support to reduce consumption and calculations."

"What happened?"

This is also what Zhou Yi wanted to ask.

The Lin Chi's wing lights flashed. "I'm here for a routine inspection. I'm also here on behalf of the detective team to investigate the actual situation of the Wasteland Development Company and whether it is related to the series of accidents in this sea area."

"In the past two months, two Energy Storage City ships have disappeared in an area about 2 kilometers east of this area."

"The first one is the D-class cargo ship "Mingji", which lost contact with the Ministry of Transport two months ago. Until the loss of contact, it had no abnormalities."

"The second ship is the C-class exploration ship Dingmao. Three days ago, it sent back a message saying that there were some abnormalities in the sea area, but further observation was needed. Since then, it has also lost contact."

“Two…two…two…”

Some electric arcs appeared on the surface of the detective machine, causing the sound to pause twice.

"The two ships' loss of contact was highly consistent, and the accident sites were only 3 kilometers apart in a straight line. We suspect this was not an accident, but an attack."

"We screened the data information shared by nearby cities and finally found that the Organ of the Seventh Fleet of the Knights of the Dead Sea had also lost contact in the same area."

Zhou Yi's face twitched.

He finally understood.

This detective plane came here to investigate itself, suspecting that the Wasteland Development Company was the mastermind behind the incident.

Zhou Yi asked, "Did the Knights of the Dead Sea suggest that you investigate us?"

"Do not."

Lin Zhihao said: "They just shared the data with us and did not make any suggestions. The Dead Sea Knights' inference is that winter is a high-incidence period for accidents and chaos, and prevention should be the priority. It is unrealistic to want to thoroughly investigate the Dead Sea. It is better to stop the loss in time than to get to the bottom of it."

Zhou Yi thought in his heart.

The Knights of the Dead Sea is an old maritime power, and they are very practical. We should not underestimate this maritime organization just because the Deputy Commander of the Seventh Fleet, He Jue, and Ji Chang, abused their power for personal gain.

“Classics…classics…classics…”

After a while of being stuck, Lin Chihao said: "After this investigation, I have confirmed that the business plan of the Wasteland Development Company is mainly based on land. Even the Dead Sea Dam has just been built and the number of ships is insufficient. Although the Dead Sea aliens are powerful, they will fall into a deep sleep after entering the Dead Sea, and their correlation with sea attacks is very low."

"So I thought there was another reason behind the accident, so I went into the sea to investigate."

Hong Jian reminded: "You are not authorized and should not take risks alone."

“The authorization process is too cumbersome.”

The Linxiao made an electric sound: "From the time the accident happened until now, whether to launch an in-depth investigation and search for the wreckage of the two ships has always been in the city's decision-making process. It needs to be evaluated by various departments and decided whether to proceed and in what form according to probability and mathematical expectation."

"According to the experience of previous rescue teams, the best time for rescue has been missed and the chance of survival for the victims is slim. I have to consider whether there is still a chance."

Zhou Yi also found it outrageous.

Proceduralism kills people.

The advantage of electromechanical cities is that everything is based on data, but this is also their disadvantage. If there is not enough accumulated experience and data, responding to emergencies will seem slow and difficult.

"I avoided dangerous creatures, but after entering the Dead Sea, I discovered that there was something unusual in the seabed area."

The Linxiao projected a dynamic image on the roof and ground.

The picture is hazy with occasional flashes of light, showing the Dead Sea environment that Zhou Yi is familiar with.

A strange thing appeared on the seabed. It was black and shiny, like some kind of rolling mud or paste, which reminded Zhou Yi of asphalt in a state of stirring.

The black mud stretched out in all directions, like a huge black hand that was slowly changing.

Could it be amber?

Zhou Yi was thinking, when suddenly, the more he looked at the scene, the more familiar it seemed to him.

The origin of the black mud was a ruined viaduct, and this thing came out from the bridge pier.

He remembered that there was a strange hole in the cap beam of the viaduct.

However, Zhou Yi did not get close at that time, he just marked the area.

Lin Xiaohao said: "This is the "Border Breaker", they come from another world. The hole in the back is the "Dark Realm", which is the passage across the boundary."

Zhou Yi suddenly realized.

It turns out that the one who can pass through the Dark Realm is the Boundary Breaker.

The remaining lights on the left wing of the Linchi flashed red twice. "I dived deep into that area and found two black boxes in the ruins on the seabed. I confirmed that they were from the Mingji and Dingmao. The black boxes recorded the process of their attack."

"The Boundary Breakers have the ability to block signals from a certain area, making it impossible for them to call for help. However, because the hull was destroyed in a short period of time, they only have a small amount of text data records." "The Boundary Breakers that attacked them have two attack methods. The first is a large-scale coverage of heavy firepower, with a destructive power of B+ and an attack interval of about 16 seconds. The second is a high-frequency medium-to-close range burst fire on a single unit, with relatively weak destructive power and an attack interval of 0.5 seconds."

"But the two attacks are in combination with each other."

Lin Xiaohao explained: "In range attack mode, the target will be marked. By firing in single high-frequency mode, these marks can be detonated, causing high-temperature detonation, which is powerful enough to penetrate the armor layer."

"Luckily it's still in the B-level life stage, otherwise I wouldn't be able to escape this time."

It was the first time that Zhou Yi heard of a combination skill.

He wanted to confirm further: "Is its current strength level B?"

Zhou Yi remembered that only Skywalker, an A-level life form, could cross the dark realm and enter the other side.

"Sure. For now, at least."

Lin Chihao said: "It is more difficult to deal with than ordinary B-level life forms because the Boundary Breaker has the attribute of immortality. Even if it is destroyed, it will return from the Dark Realm again. Although its initial state will be relatively weak, after a period of time of absorbing the energy of the Dead Sea, it can quickly recover to its previous state."

The Boundary Breaker cannot be killed outright.

But there must be some kind of restrictions, otherwise the Dead Sea should have been ruled by these boundary breakers.

Zhou Yi thought about it and said, "Wouldn't that mean there will be a lot of boundary breakers coming?"

"That's impossible. The Dark Domain is only open in winter and will be closed after it ends. Boundary Breakers can only appear in winter. One Dark Domain coordinate can only accommodate one Boundary Breaker... Boundary... Boundary..."

The Linxiao was stuck for another two seconds.

"Boundary Breakers will hunt all visible life around them to obtain light seeds. Even if electromechanical life does not produce light seeds, they will still kill. They lack the ability to accurately identify our world."

"Their existence is also one of the reasons for the chaos and conflicts in winter."

The detective machine added: "The boundary breakers here have passed their initial period of weakness. Now even a B-rank sea lord has difficulty killing them. The nearby seas have become their hunting grounds."

Zhou Yi frowned.

Why does this Boundary Breaker sound a bit like... something a player would do?
Kill, kill, kill, and get the equipment.

Zhou Yi immediately verified it: "I have heard of a similar group. They can enter another world, kill various lives to obtain equipment and materials, and use combat and special props to improve their level..."

Lin Chihao quickly understood the meaning: "What you said can actually be understood this way."

"After entering the dark domain, a projection will be created in another world. The projection carries the consciousness and a portion of the energy of the person entering, but the projection can only move around the coordinates of the dark domain and cannot exceed its coverage."

"The initial projection of the Boundary Breaker has only 10% of its own body strength. It must use the local environment to obtain energy to replenish until it reaches the same level as the original body."

"Life from other worlds will cross over through the Dark Realm to plunder our light seeds. But powerful life on our side, such as Skywalker, also enter their world through the Dark Realm."

"It's hard to gain much benefit from killing the Boundary Breakers, so apart from Skywalkers or powerful sea lords fighting for a specific dark domain, no one would be willing to spend a lot of resources and take risks to eliminate them."

Zhou Yi understood.

Since both parties can project in, then let’s focus on whether it depends on one’s own ability.

But since there is a weak period, as long as you can kill it once, you can guard the body in the dark area.

The Boundary Breaker is the weakest in its initial state.

Kill it again every time it comes out.

Zhou Yi immediately asked: "Do you have specific data on this boundary breaker? The more detailed the better, it can save me a lot of unnecessary damage."

"There are some reference values...but what you are doing is..." The detective was a little uncertain.

"Of course, it is to destroy the boundary breakers."

Zhou Yi stretched his shoulders and said as a matter of course: "It's too close to here, it will affect the industrial security of our company."

Not far from the dark area under the bridge is the nameless community, which is also where Zhou Yi currently collects building materials. With such a boundary breaker blocking the way, his underwater development will become very dangerous.

If you don't fight, you'll be stuck here.

Take the initiative to attack while the opponent is still at level B and has not yet established a firm foothold!

This winter, whoever wins here will have the final say.

Now that he had the genuine B-level creature, Hai Lie, available, along with himself and the warrior crab army, he could fight the opponent head-on.

Zhou Yi was eager to try.

Let me see what the strength of the territorial sea lord level is like.

(End of this chapter)